We were on the way home from our initial setup meeting for Emma's new Karate class when Emma says "What's for dinner?" I reply, "Fish sticks and tots." She immediately said, "I don't like fish sticks."
That is very common no matter what my response is. I guess at 5 years old, I can not expect much different from her. We set up to have her first real class the next night and she says, "Can we go out to eat tomorrow night?" I replied, "Nope, we will eat at home like we usually do." Then Laura asked me why she couldn't say maybe. In most cases, at least when speaking with Emma, "maybe" means "yes." I responded with, "We're broke." I got accused of being mean for saying no and snapping for saying we're broke. We just spent $30 to sign her up for a trial of Karate.
I know I have to work on my tone when I speak, but it still gets frustrating. Emma is very excited about Karate though and I hope she is still excited after the trial. I think it will be great for her.
-Joe
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